Melinda

Melinda is a genus of flies in the family Calliphoridae. In general little is known of their biology. A few species have been reared from snails. One – Melinda gentilis – is parasitic in the snails Helicella virgata and Goniodiseus rotundata and Melinda itoi is a parasite of the snail Acusta despecta sieboldiana. Distribution Most species are Oriental and Australian, but are found throughout the Old World tropical regions, and some parts the Palaearctic Region such as North Africa, Europe, China and Japan. In the Australian region, it is found in Fiji and the Samoan Islands. Species Melinda abdominalis (Malloch, 1931) Melinda auriceps (Malloch, 1931) Melinda bisetosa (Bezzi, 1927) Melinda crinitarsis (Villeneuve, 1927) Melinda dubia (Malloch, 1931) Melinda elegans Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda flavibasis (Malloch, 1931) Melinda gentilis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (= cognata Meigen, 1830) Melinda io Kurahashi, 1965 Melinda maai Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda malaisei Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda nigricans (Villeneuve, 1927) Melinda nuortevae Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda ponti Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda pusilla (Villeneuve, 1927) Melinda scutellata (Sen.-White, 1923) Melinda vanemdeni Kurahashi, 1970 Melinda viridicyanea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) Melinda xiphophora (Bezzi, 1927) References